tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post6095726468825145486..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Defining Powdery and Dry in FragrancesPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-79511926162008105292016-07-04T20:39:36.660+01:002016-07-04T20:39:36.660+01:00Great article! Really glad I came across it! I hav...Great article! Really glad I came across it! I have an odd question that I feel you may be able to help me with! Every perfume I try on ends up smelling like "Old Lady" or powdery and also like the bottle is old, and it just smells "perfume-y" (if that makes sense..)Fruity, Musky, Floral... it all smells the same once I put it on and wait 5 mins. I used to put it to my pulse Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11750303634779840767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-32788233692920540772011-12-07T15:55:58.710+00:002011-12-07T15:55:58.710+00:00Brian,
what a beautiful picture you're drawin...Brian,<br /><br />what a beautiful picture you're drawing! <br /><br />I agree on the dryness of frankincense, a note I absolutely love, though in perfumery it's not often used as a "drying" material. Don't know why, probably because other notes that usually accompany it provide that dryness more effortlessly/cost effective?<br />I absolutely adore your suggestion of styrax Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-68466203462810183572011-12-07T02:01:33.809+00:002011-12-07T02:01:33.809+00:00I've also found that a combination of styrax a...I've also found that a combination of styrax and tonka bean has a 'baby powder' effect.Brian Sheanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-34251542386863261152011-12-07T01:58:21.354+00:002011-12-07T01:58:21.354+00:00Frankincense to me is the epitome of a 'dry...Frankincense to me is the epitome of a 'dry' fragrance. There is almost nothing sweet about it, it seems to distill the essence of the deserts it grows in. It smells to me like hot sun on golden dunes of sand, radiating endlessly from a cloudless electric blue sky.Brian Sheanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-46419188998384036982010-07-30T20:38:54.614+01:002010-07-30T20:38:54.614+01:00Dear E,
Yes, that rose! My skin seems to intensi...Dear E,<br /><br />Yes, that rose! My skin seems to intensify and sweeten florals to such a degree that I do not like florals on me; it feels as if I have buried my face in a suffocating bouquet of whatever bloom is featured. That said, when I wear a fragrance that is not "floral", whatever floral note it does contain seems to sing at just the right pitch, softening and civilizing theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-41216348484910791952010-07-30T18:12:15.991+01:002010-07-30T18:12:15.991+01:00Natalia,
good call! And the rose you talk of, I f...Natalia,<br /><br />good call! And the rose you talk of, I find it musty and pot-pourri-ish which is dry to me. But isn't it funny how it behaves so much better on you? (lucky you!!)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-90572516047060697952010-07-30T18:10:45.459+01:002010-07-30T18:10:45.459+01:00Anon,
ah, the Narciso parfum!! Yes, very powdery ...Anon,<br /><br />ah, the Narciso parfum!! Yes, very powdery soft and clean. Good choice :-)<br /><br />(Try a dab of it with a dab of Le Baiser du Dragon: pure Johnson's Baby Powder; a very expensively recreated one!! lol)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-74872398982949212022010-07-30T18:09:38.994+01:002010-07-30T18:09:38.994+01:00M,
we agree then. :-)
It's personally fascin...M,<br /><br />we agree then. :-)<br /><br />It's personally fascinating to watch and hear!!!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-88077018843311130602010-07-30T18:08:32.423+01:002010-07-30T18:08:32.423+01:00Bradamante,
yeah! And do get No.19, preferably vi...Bradamante,<br /><br />yeah! And do get No.19, preferably vintage indeed (I find EDT and parfum drier and more powdery)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-45039032379292586042010-07-30T18:07:03.999+01:002010-07-30T18:07:03.999+01:00Zazie,
I LOVE your choices for powdery!
As to Ch...Zazie,<br /><br />I LOVE your choices for powdery! <br />As to Chene, you have exceeded everything I could come up with: brava!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-32102602487030618302010-07-30T18:06:02.112+01:002010-07-30T18:06:02.112+01:00Jared,
thanks! Very interesting thoughts: Could i...Jared,<br /><br />thanks! Very interesting thoughts: Could it be that the "old grandma" association is deterring men from "powdery"? I would assume it would be most undesirable to the average man, unless trying to evoke a happy memory on said grandma's knee for a special trip down memory lane. <br /><br />You're right that some spices give off a dusty feel, so does Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-69499822902364539362010-07-30T17:59:23.207+01:002010-07-30T17:59:23.207+01:00Anon,
you literally read my mind. Soapy fragrance...Anon,<br /><br />you literally read my mind. Soapy fragrances was the next category of esoteric categorisation I would tackle. <a href="http://perfumeshrine.blogspot.com/2010/07/soapy-fragrances-more-than-just-matter.html" rel="nofollow">And so I have!</a><br /><br />Thanks for a most opinionated and interesting comment!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-20005862991178238532010-07-30T17:57:59.963+01:002010-07-30T17:57:59.963+01:00M,
thank you for the sweet words and aww, isn'...M,<br /><br />thank you for the sweet words and aww, isn't Normandie lovely? Such an impeccably mannered perfume, out of another era altogether. I cannot imagine it worn on the subway or the bank queue no matter how I try ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-12519954537340499702010-07-30T17:56:56.214+01:002010-07-30T17:56:56.214+01:00To above:
Haven't checked baby powders in suc...To above:<br /><br />Haven't checked baby powders in such detail though; I mentioned face powder for certain.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-82175151190441766832010-07-30T17:55:14.937+01:002010-07-30T17:55:14.937+01:00Anon,
amazingly enough (for all the IFRA reasons ...Anon,<br /><br />amazingly enough (for all the IFRA reasons one can state), yes!<br />Labels don't lie (not yet at least).Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-33987671379751428912010-07-30T17:54:27.330+01:002010-07-30T17:54:27.330+01:00Michael,
welcome back! I have been enjoying your ...Michael,<br /><br />welcome back! I have been enjoying your Greco-focusing posts like mad, will probably link to them instead of trying to say the things you capture so well with your camera. :-)<br /><br />There is definitely a divide between the Chanel and the Guerlain aesthetic: the tradition of aldehydes for the former, the patiserrie allusions for the latter; like you say. I like them both, Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-55075377837337516482010-07-30T17:50:47.400+01:002010-07-30T17:50:47.400+01:00Amy,
"being trapped in a talcum snow globe&q...Amy,<br /><br />"being trapped in a talcum snow globe" for Teint de Neige is such a powerful, memorable image! Thanks for bringing this here.<br /><br />Lovely, interesting choices for the rest, the Putain is quite refined for what it's named, eh?Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-50669324534129456752010-07-30T17:49:15.186+01:002010-07-30T17:49:15.186+01:00Bry,
welcome here, hope you stop by and comment o...Bry,<br /><br />welcome here, hope you stop by and comment often. And thanks for the very kind words!<br /><br />very charming discovery, indeed I should presume that some moss inclusion does give an impression of powderiness. Although not always: I'd say it's a matter of context; how the perfumer "frames" it with the other notes. If there are complimentary elements to the Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-16358945941003889322010-07-30T17:47:30.426+01:002010-07-30T17:47:30.426+01:00Jemima,
I'd agree enthusiastically on Gentian...Jemima,<br /><br />I'd agree enthusiastically on Gentiane Blanche: bone dry like white rocks in the desert! LOVE it!<br />Wasn't too taken with Le Labo's take, maybe I should retest.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-59695802268322548202010-07-30T17:46:39.163+01:002010-07-30T17:46:39.163+01:00KJanicki,
oh yes, this one by Les Nez is incensy ...KJanicki,<br /><br />oh yes, this one by Les Nez is incensy and dry. Like it very much! How did I forget about it? <br /><br />I'd say that yes, Black is quite vanilla-rich and recalls powder dusted inside latex fetish clothes (*there, I have now dragged everyone down the gutter and away from work*)<br /><br />Hope you're peachy!:-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-15921641778719560222010-07-30T14:19:09.558+01:002010-07-30T14:19:09.558+01:00My favourite dry perfume would have to be the cryp...My favourite dry perfume would have to be the cryptic Djedi of Guerlain. The opening blast of cold dirt must be one of the driest notes in perfumery. I do think, however, that Djedi does betray its initial and final aridity with one of the most luscious roses in the middle; a rose that has nothing to do with a dusty bowl of pot pourri and is more akin to a sweet, dewy blossom at its lushest Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-29039586049163817742010-07-29T21:26:28.765+01:002010-07-29T21:26:28.765+01:00I found Narciso Rodriques For her in nude bottle t...I found Narciso Rodriques For her in nude bottle the best of puder smell...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-50583191712692751892010-07-29T11:35:12.445+01:002010-07-29T11:35:12.445+01:00I don't see Chamade as "powdery" eit...I don't see Chamade as "powdery" either. <br /><br />Not a "powder" girl myself but , isn't it great how other people will love this and that !!!lady jickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013352537776588166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-14895929258282938042010-07-29T11:11:35.038+01:002010-07-29T11:11:35.038+01:00"(like in Aromatics Elixir, Ma Griffe, Chanel..."(like in Aromatics Elixir, Ma Griffe, Chanel No.19, Knowing by Lauder, Coriandre, Piguet's Bandit)" <br /><br />Yup, got them all, except for nr 19, which I'm vying for (which by now, should be a vintage one I understand, o thee gods ;-(Bradamantenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-78498146408894612422010-07-29T08:55:35.897+01:002010-07-29T08:55:35.897+01:00My favorite fragrances usually are neither very dr...My favorite fragrances usually are neither very dry nor very sweet...nor very powdery. <br />There is only one very dry fragrance that I enjoy very much: Chene by SL.<br />It opens all sweet and boozy, but the dry down looses all the sweet/humid connotations and feels like dry sands, with the bitter astringency of tanninic residue.<br />As for powdery, my favorites are Une fleur de cassie, Zazienoreply@blogger.com